Luke Skywalker vs. Thomas Aquinas

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Luke Skywalker vs. Thomas Aquinas

• Paul Travisano
• Professor ODonnell
• Freshman Foundations

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Parental Prohibitions

• Aquinas
• Parents hold Tom hostage for a year.

• Skywalkers Father
• Its only one season more.

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Study Abroad!

• Luke learned the force from different places of
  the galaxy.

• Aquinas studied in many different countries.

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Philoso-WHAT?

• Aquinas the Super-Teleogist

• Luke, you old onto you

ONTOLOGY
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Models of Reason

• Inductive thinking One model fits all

(model)
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Nested Souls

• Aquinas
• Humans are 1!
• Hierarchy of souls

• Skywalker The force binds all.
• All is together

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Prove it!

• Aquinas relied on 1. Authority
  (supernatural AND natural)
• 2. Reason
• 3. Experience

• Skywalker relied on
• 1. Jedi masters
• 2. The Force
• 3. Battles

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Conclusion

• Weird Theory
• Standing on Shoulders
• Prominence based on rules
• Combination of religion and reason allows for
  full potential